0 a plant with a round mass of pointed parts like leaves surrounding its flower that are eaten as a vegetable: --
1 a tall plant with a rounded edible top that is enclosed by thick, pointed leaves --
The larva lives inside a smaller hard casing inside the artichoke and this is released in autumn.
The base of a cooked sotol stem may be eaten rather like an artichoke leaf (by scraping across the front teeth).
The agricultural productions include: wheat, dessert grapes, olive oil, artichokes and other vegetables.
Another name for this color is "artichoke green".
The region is largely agricultural, specialising in artichokes, onions, cauliflowers and potatoes.
The oil, extracted from the seeds of the cardoon, and called artichoke oil, is similar to safflower and sunflower oil in composition and use.
The edible globe artichoke is usually considered to be an ancient cultigen of this plant.
More problematic are drain blockages caused by shredded waste that is fibrous, "e.g.", artichoke leaves, or starchy, "e.g.", potato peelings.
